Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-05-19
BOYS WHO SUCCEED.
THE VAST ARMY IN NEW York CITY
WHO LABOR TO LIVE.

Boys with Homes and without Homes.
Tho I.co of il Working !:oy In tho
City - Examples of -.ar!ich Sue
cess.
The last census placed the population OF
New York city at l,,n,0ol. and statiS:lri'nS
tell Us that fully iN1H)O of til" number arc
children. BY further subdivision W" reach
the startling fact that the number OF New
York bows who earn their oWn living, or con-
tribute to it, is fully 10000, quite al army IA
itself. There is no cXagg"rnilnn III these
figures. These working h0yS may lm divided
into two claSSrs-thuSc with homes am! tiIoSo
without The iir.t comprise about %0N',
for there are fully 1000 who, having no
parents OF being driven from lom" ycru'Iy
or neglect or bad conduct, huvo NO abiding
place except the lodging houses established
for their benefit or such holes and corners as
they may find Tho boy with Il home has an
immense advantage over his homeless brother,
for in the event of his being thrown out OF
employment he can fa! back upon his
parents on other relatives forfnol and shelter
until he finds another place: yet the homeless
class turn ont larger pCSccniaSc OF smart
and Industrious men than the moro favor
class.
The life of a working boy usually hog
between the ages Of t. and IT, though t,
street loys often begin at an earlier as,
The problem Of work being presented to him
he lI,uaIly seeks employment in an office.
Like the drift wood in II turbulent river tho
boy is the creature of accident, for three or
four may start out together and by tn"
mcrcot chance find their paths divcrSin5
without any effort on their part.
\ well known stock broker once told the
writer that he all boy nrghbor left school
at Ia" SOM" time to hcgln the real struggle of
life. I'VE came doWn town., said he, "on u
horse car t. the city hall and looked for an
opening, As my companion was I'll" younger
"" had n.rrcl that he should make the first
effort. Passing down Nassau street, we
noticed placarl in aatatjonrry store window
announcing the want ot Il boy. Tom went III
only to ti;lI that anoilcr boy had just secured
the position As he turned. with Il tlsal'-
pointed face, to leave til" store n customer
asked him II few questions and Engaged him
on condition that his references pro7"i salts
factory. The gentlemen was lawyer. with
an Office near BY, and as they came out l
learned how furtunute Tom had been. | sup
pose there was a lit of envy in my face, for
the LAWYER asked If was looking for employ
mcnt, and being answered i'll the affirmative
he told nr Of a stock broker who wanted n
bright, active boy. Wen. Tom and l both
got places that day. He went on his inc l
ON rlmo. and ia i'm" he studied law, was adj
Ei,tol tu the bar and became leading poll
tici.lm. finally going to congress. | renamed
III the street, learned the mysteries OF pats
m,l caiI, and al the <,'st of the ways uI Az III,
street, and as you see am now Il brokci u Y
self and thi' 'morning engaged another office
boy, his predecessor having risen to tho dig
uitv of clerk. as once did myself
This is the history of many Il man who is
now prosperous and respected.
\ boy uncc walked into the office of ,ohr,
Roach and asked for employment. The
famous >hiphuldcr, though once pG.n toy
himself was so busy with some ilupottunt
estimates that he gave the applicant rather
an abrupt and negative answer Th. boy had
rlrt with several similar answers chat day,
yet he was not discouraged On liz walls of
the office were lNiDS drawings of ships and
steamers and almost on Il level with his own
head was the sectional pIan Of IN ocean
steamer. Bpylilr, he examined these draw
ings with interest, and, ther" happening to
he piece of paper ON the table, he fell to
copying tn" sectional drawing. While thus
employed Mr.. Roach, surprising liD.set 10 DO
alone, began calculating aloud
"l.ct me SEE, said he; that makes total
of cighty-siX tons Of steel; now iour times
eighty six is----H
Three hundred and forty-t"nr," said the
boy, imagining himself i'll SCHOOL for tho
moment.
so it is" replied Mr.. Roach, looking at
the boy III surprise, for he had forgotten all
about him. 'Whc are ytn47
I'm the boy who asked you if you didn't
want one
"\h, yes but didn't say no."
"Ycs sir
What have you been doing thcre;H de-
manlcd the shipbuilder seeing that tie boy
had Clrfaccl the back of a valuable drawing,
though the little fellow had no idea the sheet
of paper had anything on the under side
a was copying that draGiig, sir; was it
any harm
Mr.. Roach, naturally kind hearted, looked
at tho paper and saw that the boy was Il good
draughtSlnan for his age This and his
familiarity with the multiplication table in
duccd tho shiphuildcr to make further i'll
Guirics, which finally led to the hoy being
given Il place. He was sent to the engineers
room, where his talents soon developed, and
by the time he rcuchsomanhonl young "3i4,"
aS Mr. Roach humorouSly called him, l-came
Il thorough engineer and Is now Il famous
naval designer.
An office boy in the employ Of maker Of
model, for inventors once sat by the stove
and listened to Il CllStOmcr describe Il machine
he wished made The nnrhinist examined
the drawings and saw n defect which would
defeat the end in view. Being an honest man
further study. The inventor laid down his
plans in disgust. and remarking that he
would can for them, went away. Being idle
for the nonlent the boy took the drawings
and examined them. When the inventor
came back the hoy was Glpac.
Il wonder how / can get over the diff
Guilty." said the man to himself, as he glanced
over the plans before putting them III his
pocket "l'hc principle is correct if can
only adopt it,
'That's easy enough, SIR said the boy.
GAN you have to do is to lrnSthcn the arm of
your crank and 50 increase your powrr'
1t was an inspiration, and thus one of the
most important improvements in steam en-
Gines was decided by the discovery Of an
Office boy, who became a noted inventor
himself III after years-New York Star.
lIctal Scarrs and Necktics.
ScarfS and nccktics of metal are a now Ger
man invention. Gold, platinum and silver
strirs are welded after the mosaic style, upon
n metal ,rr0uul prepared bythc inCalItlcSccnt